Where does “imbongi” come from?

imbongi (Xhosa) comes from Xhosa in-, from Proto-Bantu *[[jɪ̀-]][[ǹ-]].

imbongi (Xhosa): praise singer

Definitions

  1. praise singer

Ancestry of “imbongi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Xhosain-Class 9 noun prefix
2Proto-Bantu*[[jɪ̀-]][[ǹ-]]—

Words derived from “imbongi”

Every word from Proto-Bantu *[[jɪ̀-]][[ǹ-]] →Every word from Xhosa in- →